Ice Cream Here in Honolulu—Perhaps ten years or more ago, we saw ice cream (hau paa) being made here in Honolulu, and on the night of this past Saturday, and on Monday night, we saw it again, and we tried it once more. When we put it in our mouths, it was the same as when we first had it, and it was gone in no time. The throat did not object, but yearned for more.
(Kuokoa, 9/28/1867, p. 2)
Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke VI, Helu 39, Aoao 2. Sepatemaba 28, 1867.
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It is not made clear if this was being sold commercially in 1867, or the 10 years or so before it, but the Hawaiian Historic Society says ice cream was first sold in Honolulu in 1870.
http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/moments/icecream.html
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I would say the reactions to ice cream in 1867 would be echoed today by many people as well!
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i had to eat some soon after posting…
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